2008-09 Women's Basketball Roster
Biography
OVERVIEW:
Played 49 games at Georgia State as a junior and senior, including 27 of 30 games as a senior...Was voted a team tri-captain as a senior.
Her four years of college play saw her compete in 111 games with 734 points and 592 rebounds...At State, she scored 77 points with 66 rebounds with one double-figure scoring game.
At Miami-Dade College, earned JUCO All-America honorable mention honors...Was MVP of JUCO Conference Tournament...Had 28 double-double games as sophomore at Miami-Dade...Went from five points and five rebounds as a freshman to 15.8 points and 11.5 rebounds as a sophomore.
Signed with the program in April during the 2007 Spring signing period.... Outstanding rebounder... Has strong work ethic and a great attitude... Knows how to win games with 41 victories and back-to-back league championships in two years at Mami-Dade... Can create, get to the rim, defend.
2008--09:
Saw action of 27 of the 30 games, serving as a team tri-captain...Logged 168 minutes of time, scoring 44 points and grabbing 37 rebounds...Made 20 of those 37 rebounds on the offensive boards.
Scored eight points (3-for-4 FG) in 11 minutes in the win over Presbyterian (12/2) and had four rebounds...Tied the season-best eight points (3-for-4 FG) in 20 minutes at Drexel (1/15) and had a season-high five rebounds...Produced six points (2-for-2 FG, 2-2 FT) at William and Mary (2/1/09) with 2 steals...Contributed five points (2-for-2 FG) in win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (12/30)...Posted five points and three rebounds in win over Alabama State (12/5)...Played 21 minutes on her Senior Day vs. VCU (3/4) with three rebounds.
2007-08:
Played in 22 games in first season at Georgia State with four starts...Scored 33 points (1.5) with 30 rebounds (1.4)...Had 11 points (4-of-5 field goals) vs. Georgia Tech (12/22) to go with four rebounds and two steals in her 25 minutes...Started first game of season (vs. Florida A&M, 11/9) and had five points, five rebounds and two assists in her 20 minutes...Played 10 or more minutes in seven games...Grabbed three rebounds, made two assists in five minutes in win over Jacksonville State (11/24)...Had three rebounds (all offensive) with two points in nine minutes at James Madison (1/10)...Scored four points vs. Jackson State (11/27) with a perfect 1-1 field goals and 2-2 free throws in nine minutes...Had at least one rebound in 16 of the 22 games played.
2006-07 & 2005-06: (At Miami-Dade College):
Averaged 15.8 points, 11.5 rebounds and 2.7 steals per game as a sophomore for head coach Susan Summons and the Miami-Dade College Lady Sharks... Rated as one of the top JUCO power forwards in the country by Collegiate Girls Basketball Report at the conclusion of her sophomore season... Earned NJCAA 2006-07 All-America Honorable Mention honors from Kodak/Women’s Basketball Coaches Association ... Led Miami-Dade to a 20-12 overall record, placing ninth in the state of Florida following the 2006-07 campaign... The Lady Sharks posted a 9-3 regular season record and 2nd place finish in the Florida Community College Athletic Association (FCCAA) Southern Conference (SoCon) in 2006-07..
Averaged 15.5 points, 16.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 5.0 steals to lead Miami-Dade to the 2007 SoCon Tournament championship and a berth in the FCCAA Tournament- its historic 17th trip to the Elite 8 FCCAA State Championships... Totaled 17 points and 20 rebounds in the 2007 SoCon Tournament championship game and was named MVP... FCCAA first-team all-Conference and all-State selection as a sophomore.
Was 2006-07 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) first-team all-Region VIII honoree...Recorded a record 28 double-doubles in Miami-Dade’s school record 32-game 2006-07 season... Was a three-time FCCAA Player of the Week as a sophomore... Had three 30-point games in 2006-07... Concluded the 2006-07 season ranked fifth and third in the state in scoring and rebounding, respectively, and ninth in steals.
Rated 14th in the nation in rebounding average (11.5 rpg) among 2006-07 NJCAA statistics... Won back-to-back SoCon championships (2005-06, 2006-07) with Miami-Dade... Averaged 5.0 points and 5.0 rebounds as a freshman for the 21-5 Lady Sharks, which was the only men’s or women’s team in the state of Florida to go undefeated (12-0) in conference play.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Four-year varsity letterwinner for head coach Crystal Jenkins and the Cougars... Averaged 15 points and 12 rebounds per game as a senior... Named first-team All-Dade County in 2004-05... Voted the top female athlete at Killian High at the end of her sophomore season.. Averaged 18 points and 15 rebounds as a junior and 15 points and 10 rebounds as a sophomore.
Selected Most Valuable Player in basketball for three consecutive seasons (2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05)...Earned a varsity letter in 2001-02 and was awarded the honor for highest GPA as a member of the school’s track and field team.
PERSONAL:
Full name is Stacie Nicole Young... Born Jan. 23, 1987 in Miami, Fla... Daughter of Beverly Young...Has an older brother, David, and a younger sister, Kayshia...Uncle James (1968-69) and uncle Ronald (1967-70) Sutton played basketball at Tennessee Tech...Cousin James (1968-69) played football at the University of Miami... Fan of Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers... Had reconstructive knee surgery in 2003-04 after tearing her ACL, MCL and cartilage... Plans on attending graduate school.
Aspires to become a paramedic firefighter or work in the health field... Chose Georgia State because it had an outstanding academic reputation and she feels she can impact the basketball program. She loves the Atlanta lifestyle and opportunities... Also received interest from Hofstra, Albany, Maryland-Eastern Shore and Fordham... Majoring in psychology.
YOUNG'S GEORGIA STATE STATISTICS
Season | G/GS | Min./Avg. | FG-A/FG% | 3FG-A/3FG% | FT-A/FT% | O-D | TRb/Avg. | Asts. | Blks. | Stls. | Pts./Avg. |
| 2007-08 | 22/4
| 172/7.8
| 8-41/.195
| 0-0/.000
| 17-26/.654 | 13-17
| 30/1.4
| 8
| 2
| 9
| 33/1.5
|
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| 2008-09 | 27/0 | 168/6.2
| 13-31/.419
| 0-0/.000
| 21-33/.636
| 20-17
| 37/1.4
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 44/1.6
|
|
| Career | 49/4
| 340/6.9
| 21-72/.291
| 0-0/.000
| 38-59/.644
| 33-34
| 67/1.4
| 10
| 4
| 13
| 77/1.6
|
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2007-08Junior
Forward
6'0"
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2008-09Senior
Forward
6'0"
